Bottle and other labeling machine



Aug. 18, 1931. T P. J. PURDY 1,819,263-

BOTTLE AND OTHER LABELING MACHINE,

Filed Aug. 9, 1929 Jnyen tor. Ber-027ml fikrz Pardy.

B? m m Patented Aug. 18, 1931 warren A STATES PERCIVAL JOHN PURDY, OFLONDGN, ENGLAND BOTTLE AND o'rnna LrlnnLrNe MACHINE Application filedAugust 9, 1929, Serial No. 384 .545, and in Great Britain October24,1928.

ing to apply the label to the bottle. As at present generallyconstructed in machines of this type the article, a bottle. for example,is placed by hand on a support Where it remains whilst wipers act tocomplete the application of thelabel.

The present invention has for its object certain improvements accordingto which the bottle or other article is automatically presented to themachine, and further provides means for completing the application ofthe. label, which means are not directly associated with the labelingmembers of the machine itself.

According to one form of this invention an endless band or belt runningtransversely of the machine is provided, which belt may receive anintermittent movement through geneva-stop or other suitable mechanismwhich may be driven independently of the main machine. The belt isprovided with suitably spaced cradles or other supports for the bottles,and said belt carries the articles into and out of position for theapplication of the labels. 'In order to complete their applicationthere'is or are provided one or more wipers, the action of which issuitably timed to cause them, when the belt is at rest, to come intoaction and wipe or press the labels. In addition to the Wipers, printingor dating means may be provided.

The action of the wipers or the like may conveniently be secured bymeans of lever or other mechanism actuated by cam or other mechanismmountedfupon a shaft from the main machine or otherwise.

The invention may be applied either to machines where the bottles orother articles are placed horizontally, or where same are in a verticalposition whilst the labeling'is effected. By means ofthe invention, byduplicat-ing the'necessary parts, two or more articlesmaybesimultaneously moved and the wipers, -which may either have areclprocal motion towards and away from the articles, or they maybe'relatively fixed or spring mounted. i

Instead of being connected to and carrying the article's automaticallytothe labelingpo sition, theintermittently actuated conveyor with thewipers'may be used as anauXiliary to an existing labeling machine tofu'rther wipeand so ensure the better attachment of the labels.

In'order that the invention may be the better understood the followingdrawings are appended in which P Fig. 1 is a 'front elevation of adevice constructed in accordance'with one form of the presentinventionas applied to the labeling 'of'bottle's. I

I Fig. 2 is a plan. i

Fig. 3 is a view as{ seen from the left hand endof the'devioe' j I Fig.4 is a v'iew'to a larger' scale showing certain details. Q

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates; generally alabeling machine of the type described in United States patentspecification No." 998,664, which comprises a label magazine 2; pickerblades 3 carried upon a vertically reciprocating frame 4;; a pasteroller 5 carried byarms 6 by means of which it is periodically moved outof con tact with a second roller '2', which rotates in a paste trough 8,onto and across theipicker blades 3; and a picker arm 9; i

The frame of the'device' for presenting the bottles to the labelingmachine comprises two pairs of uprights 1 0, 10 which carryat theirupper ends horizontal'members 11, 11, re spectively. f

Disposed at each end of'the members 11,

11, are sprocket'wheels 12, 12 arranged in spaced relationship to eachother, and carried l upon shafts 13, 13 which extend between the saidmembers and are journaled in bearings 16, 17, 18 and 19 carried upon therespective ends of the members 11, 11

20, 20 indicate endless chains which pass around the sprocket wheels12,12 and 12 ,12 and formed integral with the links-21, of each of whichchains are substantially V shaped supporting bodies 22 so arranged thatthe bottles, indicated by as may be supported upon them so that theirlongitudinal axes are disposed transversely of the chains, as shown inFig. 3, suitable tie rods "23 being provided at suitable intervalsbetween both chains. 7

The driving shaft of the device, indicated was and disposed at a pointbetween the members 11, 11, and slightly below the same, is carriedinbearings 25, 26 formed integral with brackets 25 26* respectivelywhich are secured between the said members Disposed-at a pointnear theinner end of the shaft 24,;an-d freely mounted thereon is a sprocketwheel 2 driven by means of a chain 28 fromfa sprocketwheel 29 upon themain driving shaft of the labeling machine.

Formed integral withthe sprocket Wheel 27 is a sleeve 80 provided uponits outer face with-clutch 31 designed to engage with a sli'dable clutchmember -32 splined to the said shaft, and designed to he brought intoengagement with the said teeth by means of pins carried upon thelowerextrernitiesof levers-33;mounted upona transverse shaft 33?journaled within the members 11, 11%, the said pins engaging annulargroove upon the said clutch member, the-necessary movement for operatingthe clutch being imparted to the shaft 33 by means of a hand lever 33".34 i11dicateS a shaft running transversely of the members 11, 1 1, andcarried inbearings such as 35 mounted upon the respective anemhers.

is a bevel pinion 36 which engages with a second bevel 'fpinion 37 ;uponthe shaft 34: to thereby transmit motion to this shaft. 38 indicatesacnankarm mounted upon the forward end --of;shat 3s, and provided at itsouter end with a revolubly mounted disc -39 having thereon aneccentri'cally mount-ed pin {L1 to which is pivoted by means of :a bodysuflicient time to allow the labeling operation to be performed.

Mounted upon theouterend of the sha-ft 24e 47 (Fig. 4) indicates aratchet wheel mounted upon the rear end of shaft 13, and 48 indicates abell crank lever pivotally mounted upon the member 11 and provided atits inner end with a roller 50 which engages with a cam 50 mounted at apoint near the rear end of the shaft 34, and which cam is of suchcontour that the lever 48 is rocked to periodically cause a pin 51,disposed upon the outer end of the lever, to be brought into ongagementwith one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 47 to lock the conveyorwhilst each labeling operation is in progress.

52 indicate wipers all of which may be of one design or of variousdesignsas shown in Fig. l,'depend-ing on the nature or outline of theparticular labels to be wiped or pressed. Said wipers are composed ofsponge, rubber, or other suitable material, and carried "by means ofbodies "53 disposed upon the lower ends of rods 54 carried by the plate55, and progressively .press the label on-each bottle as it passesthrough the pressing section.

Mounted upon themember 11 is :a frame 56 comprising vertical members 5758 connected at their upper and lower ends by cross members 59, 59respectively.

60 indicates a horizon'tally disposed lever pivotallv mounted at itsouter end upon the rear end of the shaft and provided atza point betweenits inner and outer ends with a vertical limb 60", the upper end ofwhich is p ovided with a roller 61, which engageswith a cam 62 mountedupon the sha ft iii The inner end of the lever 60 is connected iViountedupon the upper portion of the.

65 a horizontally disposedghody the ends of which engage verticallydisposed guide rods 67, 68. carr ied by means of lugs I 69 formed uponthe members :57, "58 of the frame '56,'the body 66 designed to:reciproc-ate with the rod and to carry a horizontally disposed U shapedbody 70, the

lini-bs of which engage with lugs 71 uponthe plate 55, and thus serve tosupport the same. The contour of the aforementioned cam 62 is such thatmotion is periodically transmitted through the lever-G0 toreciprocate-the rod 65, and cause the wipers to be :lowered intooperative position upon the bottles during the periods when the conveyoris stationary.

The-"operation of the labeling machineand the conveyor is es followst eI After the paste roller 5 has passed across the picker blades 3, thepicker blades are carried uponthe frame 4 up to the imderside of thelabel magazine 2, where the paste upon the said blades causes the loweimost label in the magazine to adhere to the same.

The picker blades then descend for a certain distance, after which, thepicker arm 9 descends between the said picker blades and applies andholds the centre of the label upon the bottle on the conveyor, which hasnow come to rest, whilst the picker bladeslise leaving the label uponthe bottle. The picker arm then rises, and the conveyor moves thelabeled bottle along and the next bottle into position for V labeling.The labeled bottles are successively brought by the conveyor intoposition beneath the wipers 52 which operate as previously described.

Claims:

1. Apparatus for applying labels to articles comprising a plurality ofpads having surfaces contoured to agree with the surface to which thelabel has been applied, supports for said pads, rods upon said support,a horizontally disposed bar to which said rods are connected, avertically disposed slide carrying said bar, guides for said slide,means intermittently operating said slide to cause the label engagingpads to press upon the labels and to be removed therefrom, ahorizontally disposed endless flexible body, supports carried by saidbody for said articles, and means intermittently operating said body tobring the articles into position for the pads to operate and to removethem after the operation has been completed.

2. Apparatus for applying labels to articles, comprising a frameembodying side members, shafts extending transversely of said sidemembers and disposed adjacent each end thereof, two suitably spacedchain wheels upon each shaft, endless chains engaging said chain wheels,means for maintaining said chains in the desired spaced relationship,means carried by said chains for supporting articles having the labelsapplied thereto, a shaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means fordriving said shaft, a secnd shaft disposed at a right angle to saidfirst shaft, gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shaft,means drivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chain wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, a plurality of elements adapted to engage thelabels upon the articles, means for bringing said elements into contactwith said labels whilst the chains are stationary and removing themtherefrom when their operation is completed.

3. Apparatus for applying labels to articles, comprising a frameembodying side members, shafts extending transversely of said sidemembers and disposed adjacent each end thereof, two suitably spacedchain wheels upon each shaft, endless chains engaging said chain wheels,means for maintaining said chains in the desired spaced relationship,

' means carried by said chains for supporting articles having the labelsapplied thereto, a shaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means fordriving said shaft, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to saidfirst shaft, gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shafts,means drivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chainwheelshafts whereby. an intermittent motion ,is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, a plurality of elements adapted to engage thelabels upon the articles, and means for bringing said elements intocontact with said labels whilst the chains are stationary and removingthem therefrom when their operation is completed, and means for lockingthe chains against movement whilst the various labeling elements are inoperation.

4. Apparatus for applying labels to articles, comprising a frameembodying side, members, shafts extending transversely of said side mii-ibers and disposed adjacent each end thereof, two suitably spacedchain Wheels upon each shaft, endless chains engaging said cnain wheels,means for maintaining said chains in the desired spaced relationship,means carried by said chains for supporting articles having the labelsapplied thereto, a shaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means fordriving said shaft, 'a second shaft disposed at a right angle to saidfirst shaft, gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shafts,means drivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chain wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, a ratchet wheel mounted upon one of the chainwheel shafts, a bell-crank lever mounted upon one of the longitudinalmembers of the frame of the machine, a roller at one end of said bellcrank lever, a pin upon the other end of said lever, a cam upon thesecond shaft engaging said pin, said pin being caused by said cam toengage the ratchet teeth and to hold the chains stationary dur-, ing theoperation of the labeling elements, a plurality of elements adapted toengage the labels upon the articles, means for bringing said elementsinto contact with said labels whilst the chains are stationary andremoving them therefrom when their operation is completed. o

5. Apparatus for applying labels to art-icles, comprising a'frameembodying side members, shafts extending transversely of said sidemembers and disposed adjacent each end thereof, two suitably spacedchainwheels upon each shaft, endless chains engaging said chain wheels, meansfor maintaining said chains in the desired spaced relationship, meanscarried by said chains for supporting articles having the labels appliedthereto, a shaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means for drivingsaid shaft, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to said firstshaft, gearing drivingly connectingsaid first and .second shafts, meansdrivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chain Wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the as" icles, vertically disposed members, a slide carried bysaid members, a horizontally disposed member carried by said slide andsupporting a plurality of role ments adapted .to engage the said labels,and means operable from the second shaft to reciprocate the ca niage inthe vertical plane to bring the labeling elements into and out ofcontact with said labels. Apparatus for applying labels to lficles,comprising ame embodyingside members, shafts extending transversely ofsaid side members vand disposed adjacent ,et

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portingt h the piled thereto,asshattdispo on of the "frame means fordriving said sh it, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to saidfirst shaft, gearing :drivingly connecting said firstandsecond shafts,means -.d-riyinp' y connecting said second shaft with one of chain Wheelshafts whereby an inter-mi tv motion is transmitted tothe chainscarrying the articles, ara'tchet wheel mounted upon one of the chainwheel shafts, a bell-crank lever monnted upon :one of the longitudinalmembers ofthe trainee-f the machine, a at one'en d of said bell cranklover, a pin upon the other end of said lover, :a cam upon the secondvshaft ten-gaging pin, said: pin being caused by said cam to engage theratchetsteetli a nd to @hold the chains stationary dnring the operation01 the labeling lements, vertically disposed member slide carried bysaid members, horizontally dispose-d member carried said side, aplurality of elements adapted to engage the labels upon the articles, ahorizontally disposed lever pivoted upon one of the chain wheeishaftsmrolleron said lever.,-a cam upon the second shaft engaging said r ller,a rod connected to the slide, and a connection between said lever andsa1d rod whereby said slide is intermittently lowered and raised.

7. In a labeling machine or the type specified; a plurality of elementsadapted to engage the labels previously applied to the articles, meansfor reciprocating said elements in a plane perpendicular to the.longitudlnal axes of said articles to cause said elements to i engagethe labels and to be removed there plying elements, and remove themafter the operation has been completed.

8. In a labeling machine of the type specitied, a plurality of padshaving surfaces contoured to agree with the surfaceto which thelabelhasibeen applied, supports for said pads,

rods upon said support, a horizontally disposed bar to which said. rodsare connected, a vertically disposed slide carrying said bar, guides forsaid slide, means intermittently operating said slide to cause the labelengaging pads to press upon the labels and to be removed therefrom, ahorizontally disposed endless flexible body, supports carried by saidbody for said articles, and means intermittentlv operating said body tobring the .articles into position for the pads after the articles havepassed the labeling machine and the label applying elements, and .tooperate and. to remove them after the operation has been completed.

9. In appar tus for applying labels to article the con )ination of alabeling machine r; 1e spa lied, a frame embodying side men bers, shaftsextending transversely of said side members and disposed adjacent eachsuitably spaced chain Wheels :11, endless chains engaging said inwhee-m, means for maintaining said cnains in the desired spacedrelationship, means carried by said chains for supporting articles andpresenting them to the labeling machine, a shaft disposed longitudinallyof the trance. means for driying said shaflga second draft disposed :ata right angle to said first shaft, gearing dr'vingly connectingsaidfirst and second shaftsgneans drivingly connecting said second shaftwith one of the chain Wheel shafts 'vxhereby :an intermittent motiontransmitted to the chains carrying the articles, a plurality of elementsadapted to engage the labels previously applied bythe labeling machine,means for bringing said elements into contact with said labels whilstthe chains are stationary and removing them therefrom when theiroperation is completed.

10. In apparatus for applying labels to articles,the combination ofalabeling machine oi the type speciliecl,;a frame embodying :sidemembers, shafts extending {transversely of said side membersandldisposed adjacent each encl tbsereof. two suitably spaced-chainWheels upon each shaft, endless-chains engagingsazld chain wheels, meansfor maintaining said chains in the desired spaced relationship, meanscarried by said chains :for supporting articles and presentingithem "tothe labeling machine, a shaft disposed longitudinally of theframe,-means for driving said shaft, a second shaft disposed at a rightangle to said first shaft, gearing driylingly connecting said first andsecond shafts mearls drivingly ;connecting said second shaft with one:of ithe chain wheel shafts whereby an intermittent motion istransmitted to the chains carrying the articles, a plurality of elementsadapted to engage the labels previously applied by the labeling machine,means for bringing said elements into contact with said labels whilstthe chains are stationary and removing them therefrom when theiroperation is completed, and means for locking the chains againstmovement whilst the various labeling elements are in operation.

11. In apparatus for applying labels to articles the combination of alabeling machine of the type specified, a frame embodying side members,shafts extending transversely of said side members and disposed adjacenteach end thereof, two suitably spaced chain wheels upon each shaft,endless chains engaging said chain wheels, means for maintaining saidchains in the desired spaced relationship, means carried by said chainsfor supporting articles and presenting them to the labeling machine, ashaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means for driving saidshaft, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to said first shaft,gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shafts, meansdrivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chain wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, a ratchet wheel mounted upon one of the chainwheel shafts, a bell-crank lever mounted upon one of the longitudinalmembers of the frame of the machine, a roller at one end of said bellcrank lever, a pin upon the other end of said lever, a cam upon thesecond shaft engaging said pin, said pin being caused by said cam toengage the ratchet teeth and to hold the chains station ary during theoperation of the labeling elements, a plurality of elements adapted toengage the labels previously applied by the labeling machine, means forbringing said elements into contact with said labels whilst the chainsare stationary and removing them therefrom when their operation iscompleted.

12. In apparatus for applying labels to articles, the combination ofa'labeling machine of the type specified, a frame embody ing sidemembers, shafts extending transversely of said side members and disposedadjacent each end thereof, two suitably spaced chain wheels upon eachshaft, endless chains engaging said chain wheels, means for maintainingsaid chains in the desired spaced relationship, means carried by saidchains for supporting articles and presenting them to the labelingmachine, a shaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means for drivingsaid shaft, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to said firstshaft, gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shafts, meansdrivingly connecting said second shaft with one of the chain wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, vertically disposed members, a slide carried bysaid members, a horizontally disposed member carried by said slide andsupporting a plurality of elements adapted to engage the said labels,and means operable from the second shaft to reciprocate the carriage inthe vertical plane to bring the labeling elements into and out ofcontact with said labels.

13. In apparatus for applying labels to articles, the combination of alabelin machine of the type specified, a frame embodying side members,shafts extending transversely of said side members and disposed adjacenteach end thereof, two suitably spaced chain Wheels upon each shaft,endless chains engaging said chain wheels, means for maintaining saidchains in the desired spaced relationship, means carried by said chainsfor supporting articles and presenting them to the labeling machine, ashaft disposed longitudinally of the frame, means for driving saidshaft, a second shaft disposed at a right angle to said first shaft,gearing drivingly connecting said first and second shafts, meansdrivingly connecting said second shaft wi h one of the chain wheelshafts whereby an intermittent motion is transmitted to the chainscarrying the articles, a ratchet Wheel mounted upon one of the chainwheel shafts,a bell-crank lever mounted upon one of the longitudinalmembers of the frame of the machine, a roller at one end of said bellcrank lever, a pin upon the other end of said lever, a cam upon thesecond shaft engaging said pin, said pin being caused by said cam toengage the ratchet teeth and to hold the chains stationary during theoperation of the labeling elements, vertically disposed members, a slidecarried by said members, a horizontally disposed member carried by saidslide, a plurality of elements adapted to engage the labels upon thearticles, a' horizontally disposed lever pivoted upon one of the chainwheel shafts, a roller on said lever, a cam upon the second shaftengaging said roller, a rod connected to the slide and a connectionbetween said lever and said rod whereby said slide is intermittentlylowered and raised.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PERCIVAL JOHN PURDY.

